Bonedome

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aviator's protective helmet. slang

    "Unlike their USAF brethren with their 'bonedomes', the Australian pilots were only issued WW II type leather helmets. They afforded scant protection."

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"Unlike their USAF brethren with their 'bonedomes', the Australian pilots were only issued WW II type leather helmets. They afforded scant protection."

Etymology

From bone + dome.

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